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100 km of sand dunes amid endless forest. The sand dunes are 400 to 1,500 m long, and their maximum height is approximately 30 m. Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park is accessible by float plane or boat only. There are no onsite services in the park: visitors must check with a conservation officer prior to visiting the area. Guided tours by licensed outfitters are available. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, they are the northernmost active dunes in the world.
Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park was created to protect the Athabasca sand dunes, a unique boreal shield ecosystem located in the far-northwest part of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. The Athabasca sand dunes are one of the most northerly active sand dune formations on Earth.
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